Israel
Euroleague Qualifying, final game set
We are at the business end of the Euroleague Qualifying tournament after the final was locked today, with ASVEL Lyon and Unics Kazan booking their place in the do or die showpiece on Friday evening. Both clubs will now go toe to toe on the hardwood of Sleuyter Arena in Belgium to decide which will…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifying, Day 2
The Euroleague Qualifying tournament entered its second day as the remaining round 1 games were dealt with. In this win or bust contest, the two losers suffer the heartbreak of elimination, while the winners progress and continue to fight for the golden price, a solitary entry in the Euroleague Regular season. Here’s how the Day…
Read MoreCraig Smith signs with Ironi Nes-Ziona
Craig Smith (201 cm, Boston College’06) has agreed to terms with Ironi Nes-Ziona (Israel-Winner League) which marks his return to Israel this 2014-15. Smith was a late addition to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League in 2013-14. He was still able to play 13 games for them and he produced averages of 16.2…
Read MoreNick Galis Cup: Aris Edges CSKA Moscow, 60-59
Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) defeated CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) 60-59 in the final game of the Nick Galis Cup, yet another recently concluded preseason friendly tournament. The cup is held in honor of former Aris player Nikolaos Georgalis, who is commonly known as Nick or Nikos Galis. He was a Greek-American player who was named one of…
Read MoreDarius Rice inks with Maccabi Ashdod
Israeli Winner league team Maccabi Ashdod has recently signed veteran Darius Rice (208 cm, Miami Florida’04) and will be bringing him on this 2014-15. The forward spent his 2013-14 season in Japan’s NBL where he played for the Hitachi Sunrockers Tokyo. Darius averaged 14.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg in 30 games of the Sunrockers. Before…
Read MoreEuroleague qualifying preview
Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…
Read MoreHapoel Jerusalem win Israeli League Cup
Hapoel Jerusalem sent a message through Israeli Basketball by defeating powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final of the Chance Cup (League Cup) pre-season tournament. Tel Aviv went into the game as firm favourites, after-all this is a team that swept all before it by winning the Israeli league, cup, and the Euroleague last season.…
Read MoreSam Coleman pens with Kohav Yair
Sam Coleman (208 cm, Coppin State’10) has been added to the roster at Hapoel Kfar Saba/Kohav Yair in the Israeli National League. The forward started the summer season playing in the Mexican CIBACOPA for Mineros de Caborca, although Coleman only featured in two games. In those appearances he did manage to impress with averages of…
Read MoreLarry O’Bannon back with Maccabi Rishon
After several seasons away, Larry O’Bannon (194 cm, Louisville’05) has found his way back to Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League) this 2014-15. He played for them back in 2009-10. In 2013-14 Larry suited up for the Sharks Antibes (France-ProA) and in 15 games produced averages of 13.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg. In February 2014 the…
Read MoreJoseph Jones heads to Hapoel Jerusalem
Joseph Jones (204 cm, Texas A&M’08) is the latest addition to the roster of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) this 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old veteran big man played for CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2013-14. He logged in 16 games for them in the Eurocup and was able to deliver averages of 8.6 ppg and 4.8…
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